The Republic of Vandaria is a tiny, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10 million Vandarians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.5%.

The thriving Vandarian economy, worth 710 billion Frihets a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 71,026 Frihets, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 258,946 per year while the poor average 13,840, a ratio of 18.7 to 1.

The arms industry is backed by government subsidies and harsh anti-protest laws are in place, class clowns are frequently listed among the most dangerous criminals in the nation, no one knows how to tie a reef knot, and document forgery is a critical skill for would-be politicians. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Vandaria's national animal is the Elk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Vandaria is ranked 294,396^th in the world and 1,303^rd in Europeia for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 7.46 Effective Tax Rate.